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euu nut BxUj UMBIA MEOIST1 VOL. I. HOULTON, COLUMMA COUNTY, OKEOON, lUIDAY, JAN IT Alt Y 20, 1905. NO. 39. COL H NEWS OF THE WEEK In a Condensed Form Icr Our Easy Readers, HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS Riiumi of the Lata Important but Not Lia Intert-stlng EvanU of the Put Wtek. HUiesncl hit a left Japan for Europe. N'cldringlmtts ha Imh-ii elected scnat or from M1iuri. Tli ship sulmldy hill )m small 4li illicit In ajtffttriai. Tlii'kuimr la attempting to break up tin Iluwto-Frcnih alliance. Japan accuses Russia of seeking to draw other iweni into the war. Kuxula occupies Kaahgitr in Chinese territory and threatens to invade north ern China. New Jemey'a new governor advises the atiiMilnttnent of a roiittniitiilon to curb corporation. A Japanese torpedo lioat ha ruptured a (icrmitn strainer with a cargo of con l bound fr Vladivostok, Slrikiitit Cicrinatt eoitl miner routed H)lico end non-union men and tnojB may lie called to nature order. New Tniled State sritultr J lift clei-ted ere: IW-verldgw and Jleiiien way, from Indiana; Knox, from l'citn aylvunia; Iturkctt, Ncbranka; Suther land, Huh; Clapp, Minittota; Aid rich, Rhode Island; iH-jww, New York; McCuinbcr, North Ihtkota; Bulkclry Connect lent ; btdge end Crane, Massa chusetts; Burrows, Michigan; Hale, Maine. Manthal Oyama la prcpurlng to ad vance on Mukduii. F.ffort to bring alout reciprocity with Canada will fail. Great etrikea are on In the arms fac torlca and Iron worka of Russia. Tho supreme court haul ordered a new trial for Senator IHirton, of haiiMaa. Turku are carrying on a reign of tor ror in Macedonia aud Kngland refuse to Interfere. Itoliert It. Arumtrong, assistant sec retary to accept an important business position in New York. The Donate hna confirmed the ap pointment of Vespasian Warner, of 1111 nols, to be commissioner of pensions. The entire population of the Visayan village at the St. Louis fair haa atartod on their way homo in the Philippine, by way of Seattle. t'nuNually cold weather in prevailing throughout Italy. Snow in fulling even In Koine, where there has been no now in the pant 10 year. The coffee crop of Haytl is lmont a failure, Hccordingt to a report to the State department from Minister Powell. lie says that not more t tin n 50 per cent of the crop w ill lie saved. Jupnn accuse France of favoring Russia. Bandit held op a whole town in Morocco. The chances of tariff revision are stronger. Fivo persons New York fire. were suffocated In a Morgan will build a railroad across China, with foreign aid. More indictments have been issued at Pueblo In connection with tho elec tion frauds. The total deposits of Chicago banks is ((102,000,000. This is $10,000,000 more than ever before reported. Russia denies that she has bought any islands in tho Indian ocean to uso as a naval station on tho route to the Far East. The strike in the Russian oil fields is not yet settled. Many men are still out. Fires continue and much prop- ety Is being destroyed. A Philadelphia dynamiter tried to blow up the statue of Frodorlck the Groat, at Washington, and the steamer Umbria. He says he belongs to a so ciety organised to destroy British ship ping. Riots are breaking out among the striking German coal miners. Secretary Taft recommends annuling the Faclflo mail contract with tho Pan ama railroad. The president recommends the reduc tion in number of Panama canal com- imissloners'to three members. ' It has developod that Port Arthur hod provisions for two months and dis sensions caused the surrender. The president has appolontod Vespa sian Warner, of Illinois, to succeed Ware as pension commissioner. : DOINGS IN CONQRESS. Wednesday, January II. The attention of the senate tm!trM divided by the statehood question and government regulation of railroads. All amendments to Die statehood bill ex ci't one were agreed to. In the lioun the artny appropriation till received consideration. The ex pense of the artny and navy were se verely criticized by several members. Attention was called to the large re tired lint of officers, which include 230 brigadier generals. An ffot waa made to reduce the ay of retired officers aliuve the rank of major when assigned to duty with the militia of the auveral states. Title waa aimed at Oeneral Mil aa secretary general of Mam- cliUavttS. Thursday, January 12. The h-glidative, executive and judi clal bill were read at length In the acnate and there waa comtiderable dia cuhhIoh of the civil aervlce queitlion and the provision for an inveatigation of foreigu trade condition! by the de partment of commerce. The houiie devoted it aentire aefitlon to the diacuMtlon of impcarhment rhargea agalnat Judge Charlea Hwayne, of the Northern dtatrict of Florida. Friday, Jan. 13. Further consideration waa given in the bourn! today of the lmM-achment cliaryei arainm Jtmgu rwayne. mere waa a niticoable lack of intercut in the camo except among a few memlxTa. The defeime chargel that the whole thing waa a cane of private vengeance. The houite concurred in the acnate amendment to the Philippine govern ment bill and ecnt tho bill to confer encn. The acnate today paaned the lcgiula' tive, executive and judicial appropria tli in bill and alo a number of private peimion bllla. Saturday, Jan. 14. In the acnate Uxlay an unavailing effort waa made to accure connent to fix a day for taking a vote on the statehood bill. Pension lobulation at the rate of 359 billa in 108 minute waa Indulged in by tho houae today, the reeult teing the amanhlng of all previoua rcconln of the Itouae aa to leglalatlve nlwibleneoa. Pilla were puwtod to authorUe the nae of earth, atone and timber from the foreat rcaervea and public lamia for the construction of irrigation projeeta; to prohibit the worda "United Btatca aa- aay or any words conmmitting tlte government to the quality oi gold or ailver articles. Monday, January 16. Pills pnw"d by the senate were: For the relief of the Western Alaska Con struction Company's railroads by grant ing an extension of time for comple tion of the first section of at least 20 miles; to fix the compensation of criers and bailiffs in the United States courts at $3 a day. The statehood hill was discsKcd tor three hours today. Peroral senators talked against uniting New Mexico and Arizona and some (lumoncd the unit ing of Oklahoma and Indian Territory. Ileyburn said hel could sec no reason for it except for a shortsighted desire to shut the door of the senate against the West. Tuesday, January 17 j In the senate today Ileyburn con cluded his speech on the joint state hood bill and Stone gave notice of a speech tomorrow on his resolution for an investigation of charges of corrup tion in . the campaigns of 1806 and 1004. Lodgo presented the conference report on tho Philippines bond and railroad bill, and explained the house amendments. Senator Mitchell appeared on the floor of the senate and defended him self in regard t" the indictment in con nection with the Oregon land frauds. Ho culled his ncctiHcrs liars aud per jurers and will demand an investiga tion. Many of his colleagues crowded uroiiud him to welcome him. More than five hours was consumed in tho house on tho Swayno impeach ment case. An agreement was reached to vote on tho articles tomorrow after noon. Another obstacle has arisen in tho way of tho Klamath irrigation project. Chairman Mondcll, of Wyoming, of the houso committee on irrigatiaon is fight ing the bill. He says he is not in favor of expending a single cent of the reclamation fund in either California o Oregon until both Btatcs "pass a decent sot of water laws." He would take more of the reclamation fund for ubo in his own state regardless of amount contributed. Bids for Armor Plate Opened. wasningion, Jan. 14. isids were opened today at the Navy Department 1 for 7,823 tons of armor plate for the battleship Now Hampshire and the ar mored cruisers Montana and North Carolina. The aggregate bid of the Carnegie and Bethlehem companies was Identical, $3,204,700, tho first delivery to be made in six months. The lowest bidder was the Midvalo Steel company, of Philadelphia, whose aggregate bid was 8I,28,781, delivory to begin Au gust 15, at the rate of 600 tons a month. OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST LEGISLATURE MEETS. Oregon Lawmakers Now In Session at Salem. Falem, Jan. 11. This was the Ami day of real work In the senate, and 37 bills were Introduced as a starter. 7 ne uaual resolutions were offered concurr ing with thnee of the bouae for sundry expense and initpecung various staie inatltutlona. Probably the moat lm- portant of the bills was that by Brown- ell oi Ulackamaa, providing lor a con- titutlonal convention to be held on the BCM-ond Monday in Scptemticr, 19CK5. Among tho measures were: To create state mining bureau; to nx ices oi county recorders and clerks; amend- ing act of PJ03, and to regulate uae oi water from Oretron streams. In tho houno leglHUtion waa aHkcd for the protection of forests againut fire; for new irrigation code; fixing riparian rights on the Columpia, and amending general school laws. Altogether 23 billa were Introduced in the bouae to day. The two houses will meet in joint convention tomorrow at 11 o clock to listen to the reading of Governor Cham berlain memtage. Falem, Jan. 12. Governor Chaw tarlain read his biennial mcmiage to the lotflslature today, before the two bourn in joint assembly. hlirhteen new bills were introduced in the senate and 19 in the houe. Among' those of the senate were Making eight hours a day's work ; to provide corporal punishment for w ifo- beaters; authorizing employes to bring action against either the employer or an Insurance company insuring the employer against loss, and to raise the limit of damages for taking human Hie from 15,000 to 1 10,000. Among the .house bills were: To cre ate state tax commission; for girls' an ilex to state reform school ; to raise marriage license fee to $5. After calling attention to the genera' prosperity of the state, the governor in his message called the attention of the legislature to the need of a state tax, eot.tuujwion ) - to, the .many thouiuuj acres of land In the state on which no taxes are being paid ; recommends tax atlon of franchises for state purposes improvement of schools in rural dis trii ts; favors single board for norma schools; more money lor state game warden ; an appropriation for enforce ment of child labor law; further im provement of roads by convict labor reduction of expenses of state printing office; placing state officers on fixed salaries ; a juvenile court. He dealt at length on the proper protection against forest fires; gave much praise to those who worked for the right of way for the portage road and asked that the United States government bo appealed to to purchase tho canal and locks at Willametto falls. Ho favors whatever legislation is necessary to help the government in the reclamation of ar'u lands and closed withthe hope that the leginlature would see the advisability of an early adjournment and not to put off the to last the passago of important measures. Both branches of the legislature ad journed until Monday. Salem, Jan. 16. Two bills of the 1903 session, amending the Australian ballot law, and relating to the Eighth judicial district, which the governor vetoed, were returned to the senate and failed to pass. A joint memorial was adopted urging early action on the part of the government in tho construe tion of the Celilo canal. Among the new bills were: To limit the hours of service of railroad employes; to create juvenile courts, and to amend district irrigation law of 1S05. Upon the houso convening today Speaker Mills announced the standui committees. The Celilo canal rcsolu tion wns adopted. A resolution for 40-cent lumWr rate to tho Missouri river was referred. Among tho new measures introduced were: To make district primary law operative in 1905 extending open salmon season for Co lumbia from Augsut 15 to August 25 to exempt from taxation property oi householders to $500 valuation, and to create Cascade county. The new county is to be cut out of Wasco and Its temporary and probably permanent county seat is to be Hood Kiver. Salem, Jan. 17. Tho following were among the 19 bills introduced in the Benate today: To protect Eastern oy tert planted in Oregon waters; amend tho law fixing the boundary of Buy Wasco Land. The Dalles Homescckers are bo ginning to arrive in this section and Boino are already buying land. T. L and B. F. Hemingway, recently from Spokane, bought the Pat Gorman farm of 440 acres, near Kingsley, for $8,000. The Messrs. Hemingway have traveled protty well over Eastern Oregon look ing for land, and finally determined that Wasco county afforded better in ducements than any other section of tho eastern rart of the state. They say no other section of Oregon has land that will produce as much. rant count; to create the Malheur ir gation district; to make death penalty pply to trainrobbery; to authorize the wis and Clark fair to condemn pri vate property. The purpose of the irrigation district till is to enable the people of the Mal heur country to overcome tho obstacles the way of government irrigation ork. A bill raising the statutory age of consent from 16 to 18 years waa laid on the table. In the house five bills that had been vetoed by the governor were read One, for higher salary for Multnomah county school superintendent, was not sustained. Tlte other four, authors ing additional expenditures by t&e ttate dairy and food commissioner, amending Astoria charter, to bond the warrant indebtedness of Multnomah count, and for executive mansion and other appropriations, were sustained. A joint resolution to adjourn legis- ature February 10 waa referred. Thirty-five new bills were read for the first time in the house today, among them being: To make gambling a felony ; to authorize special tax for bridges in Portland ; to protect coal mines and miners; to compensate In dian war veterans of 1855-6, and appro priating 145,000 therefor; to create railroad commission; to create Eighth judicial district:; to create Tenth judi cial district; to enable electors to vote without new registration when they move to another precinct ; to amend ocal option law. Iical option by precincts only is the purpose of the house bill. If it be comes a law prohibition in counties as a whole and groups of precincts w ill be abolished. FRUITMEN TALK OF UNION. Josephine Growers Want to See Pro duct of Rogue River Boomed. Grants Tass The success met by fruitgrowers unions in other sections of the state, and the great increase in the acreage of orchard and vineyards in Joeephine county, have induced the leading fruitgrowers of this section to plan organization of a Josephine County Fruitgrowers' union. They be lieve it would enable them to secure better prices for their fruit and lower rates on their boxes, and other mater ial. Another and more important ad vantage would be the establishment of a standard of fruit for shipment, by better grading and selection. As is done at Hood River, and at California points south of here, expert packers would visit the various orchards and give instructions as to the proper man ner of packing and selection. It would also result in the creation of a market for Rogue river apples, and would spread the fame and name of "Rogue River" as the fruitgrowers of Hood River have done by tho famous "Hood River" product of orchard and straw berry field. Reopen Woolen Mill. Eugene John P. Wilbur and Wil liam Wright, of Union, have secured an option on the Willamette .Valley Woolen Manufacturing cmopany'a mill in 'this ci ty, which has been closed for almost a year on account of the com pany going into bankruptcy. They are now examining the title to the prop erty and looking into a few minor de tails, and it is given out by Receiver A. C. Woodcock that the sale of the property to these gentlemen is certain. The plant wiil be thoroughly over hauled and new machinery added. Wasco's Educational Exhibit. Hood River Wasco county intends to be well represented with an educa tional exhibit at the Lewis and Chirk exposition. At a meeting of the Wasco County Principals' club - in tlie Hood River high school arrangements were made to begin at once on the work of preparing the county's exhibit. 1 1 1 1 r Oregon Land Withdrawn from Entry - Washington On account of the Che w'aukan irrigation project, the general land office has withdrawn from all forma of disposal 7& townships, aggre gating about 172,800 acres, in the Lake view land district. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla WTalla, 85c; blue stem, 8890c; valley, 87c. . Oats No. 1 white, $1.3202.35, gray, $1.351.40 per cental. Hay Timothy, $1416 per ton; clover, $1112; grain, $1112; cheat, $12018. ...... Potatoes Oregon fancy, 8005c ; common, 6075c. Apples Baldwins, $1.25 ; Spitzon bergs, $1.752 per box. Eggs Oregon ranch, 2930c. Butter Fancy creamery, 2527)c. Hops Choice, 2930c; prime, 27 28c per pound. Wool Valley. 1920c; Eastern Oregon, 1017c; mohair, 25aoc per pound. STAND BY CHINA. Hay Answers Not of Russia's Com plaining Against China. Washington, Jan. 19. Count Cas- sini, the Russian ambassador, was this afternoon banded Secretary Hay's reply to Russia's complaint that China is violating neutrality. At the same time the note was dispatched to the Russian ambassador, copies were transmitted to all the European powers which en dorsed the agreement for a limitation of the tone of hostilities in the Far East. Secretary Hay's note is plain and sharp, although framed in the most polite diplomatic language. Faith is expressed in the declaration that China has not committed any breach of neu tralitv. but haa done all possible to maintain a correct attitude towards both belligerents.' Russia is urged to abide by the agreement confining tlte war to definite limits. At the same time Secretary Hay for warded a note to trie Chinese govern ment, through Minister Conger at Pekin, in which China is asked to con tinue the strict enforcement of neutral it y, so that neither Russia nor Japan can find any cause for complaint. An inquiry is also made as to the allega tion put forward by Russia that China has been euilty of many violations of neutrality. Secretary Hay already knows what the reply will be, and the question is asked for the sole purpose of affording an opportunity to deny the Russian charge. Cnma is afraid to answer Russia through her own representative at St. Petersburg, but is anxious that this be done through Secretary Hay. MAY FLOAT FOUR SHIPS. Japanese Find Wrecks in Port Arthur Are Not Hopeless. London, Jan. Itf. lhe limes .corre spondent at Port Arthur, detailing the damage to the Russian fleet, says the battleships Peresviet and roltava can easily be floated, but that the former s I contracture is greatly damaged and that the battleship Pallada and the armored cruiser Bayan apparently are not seriously damaged and can be re floated. The four vessels, the corre spondent says, may be saved after great expense, but the difficulties will be treat. a there w no dock in Japan for battleships. The battleships Retvtzan and Pobie- da seem to be hopelessly damaged. As regards armament, the turret guns were all destroyed before the surrender. Some of the guns of the secondary arm ament are intact, but most of the small guns were removed to the forts. Three days before the surrender the ships were set on fire with kerosene and mines were exploded alongside. Russians state that the fleet was unfit for service after the engagement of August 15. Coal was abundant and it was used to protect the decks of the war vessels against howitzer shells. CALL FOR $70,000. New California Bill for 1905 Exhibit Makes Total of $90,000. Sacramento, Cal., Jan. 19. Action toward providing an appropriation to insure a creditable representation of California at the Lewis and Clark in ternational exposition at Portland this year was taken today, when Assembly man Buss, oi Alameda, introduced in the lower house a bill appropriating $70,000 in addition to the sum of $20,- 000 set aside by the last legislature for the purpose. This makes a total of $90,000, and is deemed sufficient by proper handlirg to make a first class display, with what aid the various counties w ill give by supplying ma terial. The bill passed by the last' legislat ure names Governor Pardee as commis- sinoer to the exposition, and gives him direction of the expenditure of the $0,000. The one presented by. As semblyman Bliss today makes no pro vision lor commissioners. Ihere is a plan to amend the bill in committee, so that it will provide for two honorary commissioners, it is not tnought tne chief executive will have any trouble in securing nonsalaried commissioners to serve the state. Will Combine Forces. St. Petersburg, Jan. 19. The admir alty here denies the report published by the Matin, of Taris, to the effect that the Russian authorities are in re ceipt of a dispatch from Admiral Ro- jestvensky sayrng that he is leaving Madagascar without waiting the divi sion commanded by Rear Admiral Bo- trovsky. There . is every indication that the Russian second Pacific squad ron intends to cruise in the Indian ocean for Bome time, probably until the arrival of the division now being made ready at Libau. , ' Hundreds Buried Alive. London. Jan. 19. A, dispatch from St. Petersburg from a news agency re ports that an earthquake at Shemakha, 70 miles northwest of Baku, buried hundreds of Persons in the ruins of buildings in the lower part of the town, which was densely populated, despite the decision, after tho earth quake of three years ago, that no more houses should be built there. NO MONEY FOR BOTH CcIBo Cuuul Cf I.uutll Cl CCiuIa t!a Esst Seller. EUHTON FIRM IN EIS DECISION Ha Calls on Northwest Members of Congress to Chooso Between Important Projects. Washington, Jan. 13. In spite of all entreaties and explanations, Chair man Burton, of the house committee on rivers and harbors, refuses to give in to the demands of the delegates from Oregon and Washington in regard to the Columbia river improvements. He still maintains that they must choose between The Palles-Celilo canal and the improvement of the mouth of ths river; that they must sacrifice one pro ject in the interest of the other, and, from present indications, be will force them to express the;r preference. He seems determined not to consent to an appropriation for both projects at this session. It is difficult to nnderrtand M r. Bur ton's attitude. He is willing to appro priate sufficient money to continue work on the jetty at the mouth of the river, but is unwilling to commence construction cf the Celtlo canal. He appears friendly enough to the former project, but very unfavorably impressed with the latter. Mr. Burton will not admit that both projects are of equal importance; he will not listen to ex planations that the people of Oregon are as anxious for the- Celilo canal aa for a deep channel across the Columbia river bar. He w not at all lmpresseq. by the fact that the Oregon legislature- has appealed to the government in be- half of both projects. He consented to make a brief statement of his position today, when told that the people of Portland were as friendly to the Celilo canal as to the mouth of the river. "We cannot make provisioons for both projects within the limits of our hill said he, ' at least to any consid erable extent. We shall have to leave one or the other with a comparatively small appropriation. It would seem to be a more business-like way to proceed with one or the other project with a view to its completion." Beyond this Mr. Burton refused to discuss the matter. Those who have talked with him, while not permitted to quote him, feel that he is decidedly opposed to the Celilo canal project. He seems to feel that it would prove a very costly work, especially in propor tion to the amount of commerce tha would be benefited. In his opinion i would cost more on the basis of the commerce involved than almost any other project in the United States that has been sanctioned by congress. WILL DEFFND CHINA. Hay's Note Denies Charges and Cites Russia's Own Misdeeds. Washington, Jan. 18. Secretary Hay will soon reply to the Ruasiaan note alleging that China has violated her neutrality obligations. He will vigorously defend China. He will in sist that China has done all possible to maintain strict neutrality. He will refuse to admit that there have been any intentional violations of neutrality. He will cite instances in which Rus sian troops have invaded Chinese ter ritory and provoked Bome reprisals for which the Pekin government should not be held accountable. Russia will be urged to 'consider the attitude of China as a government and not that of individuals. Copies of Secretary Hay's note will be sent to all the powers. It is expect ed that some of them will use their moral influence to prevent Russia from breaking the former agreement limiting the zone of hostilities. Intimations have already reached her that this ac tion will be taken. Irrigation on Klamath. Washington, Jan. 18. F. II. Newell, chief of the reclamation service, and all field engineers, who have made a study of the Klamath basin, are very enthusiastic over the Klamath irriga tion project, and are bringing every in fluence to bear to remove the few re maining obstacles which stand in the. way of its adoption. The Klamath project, according to preliminary esti mates, will reclaim in the neighbor hood of 312,000 acres of land in South ern Oregon and Northern California, the major portion in Oregon. Many Minora Entombed. Decatur, 111., Jan. 18. Five foreign born miners are known to be dead and a score more entombed by fire and smoke in a 600-fwt coal mine Bhaft near here. ReHcuing parties have gone into the mine, but have been tmable to do anything on account of the dense smoke. More than a score of rescuers were cut off by tho flames and held ptiaouvis. ibey may be dead.